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Newspaper
Athens Weekly Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1899
Page
2
A setter owned by Bob Peeler in East Athens stays with his cow from pasture to stall, watching at the door at night and following in the sun. The bond between dog and cow is described as remarkable and unusual.
A fragment quotes Mr Ransome on foreign hotels in Japanese towns with dirty rooms and poor beds, explaining foreigners are blamed for dirt. It also recalls a Chicago barber shop tale where a patron endures multiple shaves, puzzled by the barber’s expectation of more shaving.
A plan to lay a half mile electric track from Hancock and Pulaski to a quarry on Waddell street will bring crushed rock for street paving. The line runs from Hancock Pulaski to Broad then west to the Steam Laundry area and to the Waddell street quarry. The car company funds the tracks and supplies rock at a fixed price, speeding rock delivery and lowering costs for the city while boosting quarry and crusher capacity. Work starts soon with significant infrastructural improvements expected.
Savannah July 12. F G du Bignon denies knowingly being interviewed in New York or conferring with Senator Gorman or Judge Van Wyck. He traveled on business and says private talks may have been misreported. he would support Professor Barrow if nominated for university chancellorship.
Twice defeated Firemen refuse further games against Louisville after a string of setbacks. Atlanta champions were toppled by Augusta in two straight contests, facing public scorn as Cap Joiner notes the team will not play Louisville at this time.
An advertisement touts Botanic Blood Balm B B B as a cure for eczema and skin eruptions. It claims to purify blood and drive toxins from the body, offering a free sample bottle and urging readers to send stamps to the Balm Co. in Atlanta, Georgia.
John Walter, a negro, faced police court for hog pen ordinance violations with a too small pen for his pig. He paid costs and left. Walter Price caused a street disturbance and received a $1.25 fine. Geo Natall pled guilty to disorderly conduct and was fined $2.50.
Mrs Bashey Waters a respected widow of Broad Street East Athens died Tuesday night at age over seventy after long illness Funeral services were held at Second Baptist Church with Dr Keys and Rev B F Elliott officiating Interment followed at Oconee Cemetery Advertisements tout Dr Sawyer s Uzikine No To Bac and Prickly Ash Bitters advertised for health and vitality Sold by local druggists
Rev W Decker Johnson D D a prominent Athens reformer and educator addressed a large audience at Big Bethel church in Atlanta on Sunday. The elder colored divine is praised for intellect travel and leadership roles within the African Methodist Episcopal church and allied groups.
Dr. J. P. Campbell develops a delicate myograph, one of six in the United States, to study nerves and muscles. The device, costing over $1,000 abroad, will be built by Bailey foundry to save the university about $800. Completion is hoped by September for next year's biology classes.
W. C. Shackelford has been promoted to traveling salesman for the Athens Hardware Co. A rising and prominent young business man, he is making a fine success in the business world.
A historical piece notes Jews tend to help their own poor as part of creed and justice. It highlights Baron and Baroness de Hirsch as exemplary benefactors, compares Jewish generosity to Anglo-Saxon duty, and praises cross faith aid during trouble.
A Philadelphia reader reports that after years of dyspepsia sleeplessness and debility her wife improved after using Johnson's agit ar boxes though initial remedies failed. She now eats and gains color and credits Johnson's Cure with a ten year improvement. Sent by mail for stamps from Johnson Laboratories Inc. Palmer & Sons solicitation.
A mixed race excursion from Elberton and Athens sparked fights in bars in Macon and on the return trip. Three men from the Athens group were jailed in Macon, while knives and pistols appeared during the homeward leg. No deaths. all returned safely aside from the three jailed.
Revenue officers Ben Kinnehrew Whatley and W M Hairston raided near Gratis post office Walton County capturing a 100 gallon still and destroying it. They seized 1800 gallons of beer and detained Perry Smith a white man with a negro suspect fleeing. Officers plan another raid today.
General Joseph E Wheeler leaves Washington by train for Manila with no campaign plans. He will travel via Chicago Omaha Denver and Salt Lake reaching San Francisco Saturday before sailing on the 20th. He says Otis Lawton and MacArthur will outrank him and he will serve in a subordinate capacity. He will not resign his House seat.
Bishop Henry M. Turner will speak next Wednesday night at the courthouse in Athens to open the twenty sixth session of the Athena District Conference and Sabbath School Convention of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Prominent Negro preachers from the south will attend with Mayor E I Smith and Hon W A McDowell among the speakers.
A zigzag of items reports an odd Europe Vienna eye and nose studio ad promising facial changes and secrecy. A Texas actor's stage misstep ends with a wasp swarm and chorus of confusion. A Bucharest wine shop dog identifies a killer by barking at the suspect Dracu.
The ad proclaims Tutt's Pills as a proven blessing for thirty years, aiding bilious headache dyspepsia sour stomach malaria constipation and all kindred ailments claiming an absolute cure for the sick.
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